#Charles atlas

[milksockets]

'the hanged one' by charles atlas, 1997 in art21: art in the twenty-first century (2003)

#my scan #charles atlas

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Charles Atlas (born Angelo Siciliano) struts his stuff by lifting four Rockettes, each weighing about 110 lbs., on the roof of Radio City Music Hall, September 10, 1937.

Photo: Bill Meurer for the NY Daily News

#vintage New York #1930s #Bill Meurer #Charles Atlas #he-man #weight lifter #weight lifting #Rockettes #bodybuilder #body building #dynamic tension #exercise #September 10 #10 September #10 Sept. #Sept. 10

[gameraboy2]

1952 Charles Atlas ad

#charles atlas #1952 #1950s #vintage #ad #ads #advertising #advertisement #vintage ad #vintage ads #vintage advertising #vintage advertisement

[jstor]

Pages from a Charles Atlas leaflet from 1939 promoting a correspondence course with instructions how "in just 7 days YOU can have a body like mine." Leopardskin trunks not included.

From the Open: Wellcome Collection on JSTOR. 100K+ open access images, no login needed.

It's late already so let's start tomorrow morning and check in next week to see if the course worked, shall we?

#charles atlas #muscles #bodybuilding #dynamic tension #tight shorts #all in the name of research #wellcome collection #open access #jstor

[joseph255]

Hey look, Gillian Anderson!

#collective unconscious #Charles atlas #arnold schwarzenegger #x files #david duchovny #gillian anderson #everything has history

[browsethestacks]

Vintage Comic - Captain Aero Comics #012

Pencils: Charles Quinlan Sr.

Inks: Charles Quinlan Sr.

Continental (Nov1943)

#Comics #Continental #Captain Aero Comics #Charles Quinlan Sr #WWII #Vintage #Art #CGC #Ads #Advertising #Charles Atlas #1943 #1940s #40s

[themidcenturyscene]

Charles Atlas can make you manlier!

Século Ilustrado, No. 935, December 3 1955

#Charles Atlas #advertising #1950s #portugal

[vintagegeekculture]

#bodybuilding #charles atlas

[mentaltimetraveller]

Charles Atlas, The Waning of Justice. 

at  Luhring Augustine, New York, 2015

#Charles Atlas

[misforgotten2]

“Do I want to be one?”I sure would. Wait, some assembly required? Never mind.”

1954

#vintage ad #vintage ads #advertising #advertisment #1954 #charles atlas #bodybuilding #body building #1950s #1950s ad #1950's #1950's ad #mail order #funny #humor #humour

[milksockets]

charles atlas in art21: art in the twenty-first century (2003)

#my scan #charles atlas

[newyorkthegoldenage]

Bodybuilder Charles Atlas demonstrates the power of strong muscles to kids from the Madison Square Boys Club, October 21, 1945. Collectively, the boys weighed over 500 pounds.

Photo: The AP via the Denver Post

#New York #NYC #vintage New York #1940s #Charles Atlas #bodybuilding #strength #children #boys #Boys Club #weight training #October 21 #Oct. 21 #Madison Square Boys Club

[ewzzy]

The Thing taking credit for the Charles Atlas ad that ran in comics for decades.

I know this was around for ages, but I didn’t know it was already ubiquitous in 1964.

#charles atlas #ben grimm #fantastic four #marvel comics #stan lee #jack kirby

[silveragelovechild]

Flex Mentallo

#flex mentallo #doom patrol #grant morrison #Charles atlas #circus #strong man

[craigfernandez]

#charles atlas

[rawnzilla]

#comics #archie comics #bite sized archie #riverdale #webcomics #archie andrews #veronica lodge #charles atlas